diff --git a/borg-backup b/borg-backup
index bc0d76b..a4c6c66 100755
--- a/borg-backup
+++ b/borg-backup
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ case "${COMMAND}" in
       recreate
       --show-rc
       --stats
+      --compression "${BORG_COMPRESSION}"
+      --recompress
       --exclude lost+found
       --exclude-caches
       --exclude-if-present .NOBACKUP